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Subject: LA Bamba From: old moose Date: 13 Sep 03 - 02:54 PM I know we have done this many times but it isn't in any of my books and the l"s are full, of things in the search thingy, but no la bamba. what are the chords and the melody or does someone know what book they can be found in? |
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Subject: RE: LA Bamba From: Mark Clark Date: 13 Sep 03 - 04:13 PM Here is a link to La Bamba chords and tab from aztabs.com. - Mark |
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Subject: RE: La Bamba From: Joe Offer Date: 13 Sep 03 - 05:21 PM Yeah, I think we ought to have this song on record. Here are the lyrics, from http://www.metrolyrics.com/lyrics/54137/Valens_Richie/La_Bamba/ I think it's traditional. Anybbody have some background information on the song? Note the similarity to "Twist and Shout," by The Beatles. -Joe Offer- LA BAMBA Para bailar la bamba Para bailar la bamba Se necesita una poca de gracia Una poca de gracia para me para ti Arriba y arriba Y arriba y arriba por ti sere Por ti sere Por ti sere Yo no soy marinero Yo no soy marinero Soy capitan Soy capitan Soy capitan Bam ba bamba Bam ba bamba Bam ba bamba Para bailar la bamba Para bailar la bamba, se necesita una poca de gracia Una poca de gracia para mi para ti Arriba, arriba Rrrrrr ha ha Para bailar la bamba Para bailar la bamba Se necesita una poca de gracia Una poca de gracia para mi para ti Arriba y arriba Y arriba ya arriba, por ti sere Por ti sere Por ti sere Bam ba bamba Bam ba bamba Bam ba bamba In fairness, I think I should post these wise words from someone who is far more cultured than I.... [grin] Thread #10718 Message #77509 |
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Subject: RE: La Bamba From: Joe Offer Date: 13 Sep 03 - 05:33 PM And yes, there is a Dusty Springfield version of this song. I can't imagine Dusty singing it, but the translation is pretty good. It's from http://www.reallyrics.com/lyrics/D010400010002.asp, which I won't convert into a link because it forces popups on you. -Joe Offer- LA BAMBA (Dusty Springfield Version) Para bailar la bamba Para bailar la bamba Se necesita una poco de gracia Una poco de gracia Para mi para ti Ay arriba, arriba Ay arriba, arriba Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere In order to dance the bamba In order to dance the bamba You need a bit of grace A bit of grace For you I will be, for you I will be Yo no soy marinera Yo no soy marinera Soy capitan Soy capitan Soy capitan I'm not a sailor I'm not a sailor I'm captain I'm captain Baila la bamba Baila la bamba, no, no, no Baila la bamba Baila la bamba Dance the bamba Dance the bamba, no, no, no Dance the bamba Dance the bamba Para bailar la bamba Para bailar la bamba Se necesita una poco de gracia Una poco de gracia Pra mi pra ti Ay arriba arriba Ay arriba arriba Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere In order to dance the bamba In order to dance the bamba You need a bit of grace A bit of grace For you I will be, for you I will be Baila la bamba, no, no, no Baila la bamba, no, no, no, no Baila la bamba, hey Baila la bamba Dance the bamba, no, no, no Dance the bamba, no, no, no, no Dance the bamba, hey Dance the bamba Para bailar la bamba Para bailar la bamba Se necesita una poco de gracia Oh, una poco de gracia Pra mi pra ti Ay arriba arriba Ay arriba arriba Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere In order to dance the bamba In order to dance the bamba You need a bit of grace A bit of grace For you I will be, for you I will be Baila la bamba, hey Baila la bamba, no, no, no Baila la bamba Baila la bamba Dance the bamba, hey Dance the bamba, no, no, no Dance the bamba Dance the bamba Para bailar la bamba Para bailar la bamba Se necesita una poco de gracia Oh, una poco de gracia Pra mi pra ti Ay arriba arriba Ay arriba arriba, no, no, no In order to dance the bamba In order to dance the bamba You need a bit of grace A bit of grace, no, no, no Baila la bamba, no, no, no Baila la bamba, hey Baila la bamba Baila la bamba Dance the bamba, no, no, no Dance the bamba, hey Dance the bamba Dance the bamba Andale ! Let's go! Bamba, bamba Bamba, oh, oh, oh
Note also, that while marinera could be a female sailor-person, it is more likely a type of spaghetti sauce. It is likely that Dusty Springfield was singing about spaghetti sauce, not sailors. Note also this link to the Trini Lopez version of "La Bamba" (insert sound of clanking dishes here). http://www.songsforteaching.com/LaBamba.html actually looks like it could be fairly accurate.
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Subject: RE: La Bamba From: RangerSteve Date: 14 Sep 03 - 11:11 AM The original version, recorded around 1926, is on the Secret Museum series from Shanachie, I think it's volume 4. It's slightly different from any of the modern versions. |
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Subject: RE: La Bamba From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 14 Sep 03 - 11:53 AM La Bamba is a dance or 'son' from the east coast Mexican port city of Vera Cruz. Formerly a great sailors' town. The area has a mix of peoples- Spanish, Portuguese, African and Indian, and, formerly, stranded sailors from everywhere. The citizens claim to be the handsomest people of all. Now an oil port. In the song translation above, the usual y arriba y arriba- higher and higher- and ay arriba y arriba- ah, higher and higher- is replaced with ay arriba arriba. Maybe this is on Valens' record, I don't have it handy. In Mexico, it is called a son, not a song, and is for dancing (4/6 time). It often has a lot of nonsense verses (coplas) sung as the dance progresses. As a result, there are no set words except a set similar to those given, as the vocalist urges the dancers on. Compare this with the content of our old fiddle tunes such as Old Dan Tucker or, as Joe suggests, the Beetles song. Bamba has no known starting point, probably latter 19th century. It spread over Mexico and the American southwest. A fairly good explanation of this and other Mexican dances at Bamba |
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Subject: RE: La Bamba From: GUEST Date: 09 Jun 25 - 06:06 AM in 1987 i first heard this song by a review band cauled los lobos. i listened to the charts on raido 1 and did not beileved that this wood go to number one. i had just moved to edinburgh from glasgow. after that the royal blind scool discos kept playing this song and geting pepole to dance. i just listened to an episode on the song and now know that this songs history dates back to the 19th centurry well before lo tlobos and richie valens/ recordings that evreyone knows were hits. |
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Subject: RE: La Bamba From: Backwoodsman Date: 09 Jun 25 - 10:08 AM Chords are 1, 4, and 5 - choose your own key. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: La Bamba From: GUEST,Ewan McVicar Date: 09 Jun 25 - 03:24 PM I used the tune and referenced the words for a song that got into the final of a songwriting competition. I have told in a couple of places how the formerly obscure Mexican folksong was suddenly top of the Hit Parade when the final was held, so I was marked down for lack of originality My song, in Glesca langwidge, started thus: Tam, yer a bampot Yer the original bampot Ye think that yer clever but yer not Yer just a bampot bampot Ye tap hard men for fivers Then ye forget tae pay then So you get me to cool them Then ye try them out for anither five It's a wonder tae me that you survive You are a bampot bampot Etc Ewan |
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